will you enter the Google programming contest

$ 10,000 and a carreer at Google

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will you enter the Google programming contest?

[dmorison]

This is a great approach to hiring developers, and one almost any company serious about software engineering should consider.

It is well known that the performance (definition irrelevant) of 2 developers (definition irrelevant) of identical educational background and industry experience can vary by as much as 1000%.

This is because software development is in many way a form of art, and Google are basically holding "auditions" for a part in their software development performance.

This is exactly how it should be. You don't hire an actor based on a CV and an interview.

(no i'm not entering by the way!)